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New Zealand

East Asia & PacificHigh incomeCapital: Wellington246,763 observations
Population
5.32M
world rank #124 / 217
GDP
264.06B
world rank #52 / 186
GDP / capita
48,232.7
world rank #38 / 185
Life expectancy
82
world rank #35 / 217

Governance

529 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile86.9#8Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile87.3#5Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile85.5#24Rule of Law0-100 percentile85.7#10
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

1,416 indicators
GDPcurrent US$264.06B#52GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $48,232.7#38GDP growth%0.46%#172Inflation%2.8%#81
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

131 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$46.7B#60Merchandise importscurrent US$47.55B#62Exports of goods & services% GDP24.7%#120Imports of goods & services% GDP26%#136
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

1,379 indicators
Life expectancyyears82#35Infant mortalityper 1k births4#21Maternal mortalityper 100k7#7Health spending% GDP10.1%#9
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

2,458 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross114.2%#13Education spending% GDP5.2%#25Primary enrollment% gross96.7%#92Tertiary enrollment% gross77.2%#19
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

407 indicators
Populationpeople5.32M#124Population growth%0.65%#125Urban population%84%#37Fertility ratebirths/woman1.6#138
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

292 indicators
Electricity access% pop100%#1Renewable energy share%28.9%#75Forest area% land37.8%#81Electric power consumptionkWh per capita7,988.8#10
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Energy

294 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop100%#1Electricity access, urban% urban pop100%#1Energy use per capitakg oil eq.3,557.5#11Electricity from coal% of output5.3%#16
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

364 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area33.4%#28Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources3%#57Capture fisheries productiontonnes324,446.6#50
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

288 indicators
Agricultural land% land area36.9%#108Cereal yieldkg per hectare9,101.9#2Aquaculture productiontonnes98,877.9#42Food production index2014-16 = 100100.6#133
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

124 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people130.1#48Secure internet serversper 1M people18,709.5#46Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people10.8#72
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

352 indicators
Internet users% pop93.5%#37Homicide rateper 100k1.5#42Female labor participation%66.1%#20Fixed broadband subscriptionsper 10038#27
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

359 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-101.6#5Hazard & exposure0-102.3#18Vulnerability0-101.1#4
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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